Arlington to McLean

[Anonymous]

If you are U13 or older there is no Guarantee the practice will be at Long Bridge. The coach picks the fields and practice times. It could be Quincy TJ Gunston Fields park Bluemont, Kenmore VA Highlands or many other fields. My older kids havent had a practice at LB in years In the winter it may even be WL or Yorktown.

[Anonymous]

Where and when does traffic back up coming from northern Fairfax? I’ve been checking map apps last couple weeks and it hasn’t seemed so bad (45 minutes) compared to any big club alternatives with the exception of McLean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are U13 or older there is no Guarantee the practice will be at Long Bridge. The coach picks the fields and practice times. It could be Quincy TJ Gunston Fields park Bluemont, Kenmore VA Highlands or many other fields. My older kids havent had a practice at LB in years In the winter it may even be WL or Yorktown.

This is right. NP. Neither of our Spring practices are in Long Bridge. One isn't far from there but the other is Bluemont and if I were living closer to McLean I would hate both commutes.

All Arl 2011 teams are loaded with talent on the girls side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Arlington has a built in ECNL team and a system that will place your daughter on the Arlington ECNL team if she is good enough.



I can tell you 100% this is wrong. If your end goal is playing ECNL for Arlington you have a much better chance making it from another team. They are not looking to promote kids from RL when they can bring a similar skilled player from outside. They already got the RL kids money. I would like to know if any of the ecnl clubs in the area do favor the kid on the second team over a new kid if all things are equal. I doubt any of them do.

Absolutely. Arlington coaches are fairly weak overall. They rely on incoming players from other ECNL programs. The shiny new toy is often preferred, even if most of these players are looking to move teams because they’re not playing at their current club. Makes little sense until you consider that Arlington Soccer is mostly interested in making money, not development of soccer or players. Unless you’re a crazy sports parent, stay away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Arlington has a built in ECNL team and a system that will place your daughter on the Arlington ECNL team if she is good enough.



I can tell you 100% this is wrong. If your end goal is playing ECNL for Arlington you have a much better chance making it from another team. They are not looking to promote kids from RL when they can bring a similar skilled player from outside. They already got the RL kids money. I would like to know if any of the ecnl clubs in the area do favor the kid on the second team over a new kid if all things are equal. I doubt any of them do.

Absolutely. Arlington coaches are fairly weak overall. They rely on incoming players from other ECNL programs. The shiny new toy is often preferred, even if most of these players are looking to move teams because they’re not playing at their current club. Makes little sense until you consider that Arlington Soccer is mostly interested in making money, not development of soccer or players. Unless you’re a crazy sports parent, stay away.

Are you talking about a certain age group/gender, or just in general? As for a private soccer club out for $$ and not development, is Arlington any worse than any other large club? Aren’t they all like that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lol "proprietary MYS ECNL team"

Don’t laugh, their teams are patented.

[Anonymous]

They are all like this. Just have to learn to navigate and move around if you don’t like a coach or program.

[Anonymous]

Likely leaving McLean here as well. Have been unhappy with coaching, development and competition on the boys side. Going to check out Arlington like others.

[Anonymous]

Commute from McLean to Arlington is not that bad, but Arlington to McLean during rush hour can be 45+ minutes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Commute from McLean to Arlington is not that bad, but Arlington to McLean during rush hour can be 45+ minutes.

Depends on where you live. We live in 22207 and it takes us 10 mins to get to Lewinsville Park where our MYS player trains. It takes us 25-30 to get to Highlands or Long bridge.

[Anonymous]

That’s not bad either way. Nice spot to be for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here

2011

If you are on White, Blue, Black, Silver or Gold and can be on MYS Green, I’d consider it. Other than that not sure it is worth it unless you are trying to get away from a coach.

OP here: The above is true. We'd only consider making a move to go to MYS Green which I understand is ECNL-RL, correct? Are there spots still available?

[Anonymous]

McLean is not doing ECNL nor ECNL-R next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McLean is not doing ECNL nor ECNL-R next year.

Why do you keep saying this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here

2011

If you are on White, Blue, Black, Silver or Gold and can be on MYS Green, I’d consider it. Other than that not sure it is worth it unless you are trying to get away from a coach.

OP here: The above is true. We'd only consider making a move to go to MYS Green which I understand is ECNL-RL, correct? Are there spots still available?

Yes MYS Green would be their ECNL-RL team. Believe they are currently holding tryouts but would check the website as well as email the current coach.